Slip



Jim. 4, 1938. Q sc 2,104,596

SLIP Filed March 13, 1936 fz' i INVENTOR JZa; C Sc/IIZUM BY ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 4, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improvement in womens undergarments, and more particularly in the manufacture of slips.

In the manufacture of such garments it is highly desirable to provide a slip which may be cut efficiently from standard width cloth with the least waste and at the same time provide a garment which will give the greatest service to the wearer.

An object of the invention is to provide a slip which will conform to the body of the wearer and at the same time provide the utmost freedom of movement,

A further object of the invention is to combine with a slip having the above features one which provides a shadow-proof portion affording not only complete protection to the wearer, but adaptability to size and eflicient cutting.

Another object of the invention is to provide a slip which with slight modifications may be constructed either on the bias or cut from the length of cloth where the material is such that the stretch runs with the length, as in cotton and similar fabrics.

With these and other objects in View, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a front view of a slip embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a rear view of a modification of this slip, and

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

In constructing the garment, the cloth may be out either on the bias or in any other manner, and the modification shown in Figure 3 is particularly adapted to a garment cut from cloth in which the stretch is only in the length of the cloth.

Referring to the drawing, and more especially tothe specific embodiment illustrated therein, Figure 1 shows the improved slip comprising a front panel I0 which may be joined to a back panel H at the side seams I2, or may be joined by means of side panels I3 and the seams Hi to the back panel I i, and a shadow-proof portion 18 with an inverted V-shaped top fastened to the back panel by the seam l5, or, where side panels are used, to the front and side panels l0 and I3 by the seams l6. It is desirable, especially when using goods cut on the bias, to cut this panel in an inverted V-shape to a point ll, since goods will stretch on the bias and a straight seam will rip out due to the inability of the stitches to stretch. As previously pointed out, the seams l4 may be eliminated and the front panel may be cut from side to side. However, for the purpose of fitting and economy of construction, the sewing of the side panels I3 to the front panel [0 by the seams M is desirable.

In Figure 1 a portion of the front panel is cut away to show the shadow-proof portion [8 which may be extended the entire way across the slip as far as the seam H2, or, if necessary for economy in cutting the cloth, may end any place past the seam M.

In the modification shown in Figure 3, the back panel 2|] is fastened to the front panel, which may or may not include the gores or seams M, at the side thereof by means of the seams 21. It is within the concept of my invention to place this shadow-proof portion either at the front, as shown in Figure 1, or at the rear, as shown in the modification in Figure 3. In the modification, the shadow-proof portion 22 is fastened to the side and front panels by the seam 23 and to the rear panel by the seam 24. A portion of the rear panel 20 is cut away by the lines 25 to illustrate the position of the shadow-proof portion 22. In the slip shown in Figure 1, the front panel is left free at the lower end of one side, in order to allow freedom of movement, as shown by the turned over portion l9. In the slip shown in Figure 3, the same effect is secured by leaving a portion of the lower end of the back panel free, as indicated by the turned over portion 26,

In the manufacture of this garment from materials in which the stretch is in the length of the goods, the modification shown in Figure 3 is in many cases it is desirable to place the gores o-r seams M in the rear of the garment, but it is within the concept of the invention to eliminate them entirely or place them at the front or rear.

I claim:

A slip having back and front portions, the back portion consisting of a single panel and the front portion being composed of three panels, the center of said panels having an inverted V-shaped top and being slightly wider than the two side panels, said side panels having angular tops with the longer edge on their outer sides, and diamondshaped inserts to connect the angular sides of the front and side panels, one of said side panels being stitched throughout the length thereof to the rear panel and the other side panel being stitched throughout the upper portion thereof to the rear panel, and a shadow-proof portion MAX C. SCI-IRANK. 

